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The Yellow Trail : H By E. MANCHESTER BODDY g (Copyright, 1922, by Times-Mizror Press. b (Continued from Yesterday's Star.) At first Eliot stoutly refused to talk and neither threats nor promises could induce him to tell what he knew. But at length Pete discovered the tack that proved successful. By the merest chance he referred to Pierre as_Eliot's brother, and to the old Indian woman in the gulch as his mother. Following this line, Pete re- peated a mythical story in which the old squaw told him that her son Ellot had not searched for the $50,000 at all, but had intended double-crossing Buller and Alguin. Following this, and perhaps because he hoped for clemency at the hands of Pete, Eliot confessed the entire intrigue con- cerning the supposed cache of money; | ~ told a broken story of how he started for Jumbo Point, but had been pursuaded by his mother to give up the trip until spring, when it would be safef. Then he told how he had reported the story Pete had told to bLe a lle, and how, finally, he found it actually to be a lie when Pierre, his brother, came back and sald that Hawkins had cached nothing in the Jumb Point region, Plerre him- self was trapping the and would rtainly have found Hawkins' trail d hid the »w, when aking B haul the money somewhere Buller went to kili ot with his sled along body, he himself had iduced Buller to let him commit the deed. Buller, he said, had at first ob jected, but when Tamarack Sue said she could not love a man who killed, Lliot was given the job, Buller hast- ening back to the prison house to meet the sheriff, who he expected would be coming for Pete. Eliot proposed a scheme to Tama- rack Sue for saving Hawkins' life, he went on, as soon as Buller left. She had agreed to the scheme, and to- sether they took the wounded man a lonely cabin far out in the *mountain Since then Hawkins had twice ziven him false information about the supposed $50,000, he complained; and he was just returning from his second trip when he met Houston, Browning’s lawyer. Slim Elfot wanted Point in the story, led him on, explaining that he al knew enough to make trouble that if he knew it all he might Slim go. With great reluctance, Ellot re- peated how Houston directed him to Iring back the dead bady of Brud Hawkins; and of what he would do if Eliot failed to obey. It seemed from Eliot's rather sketchy story that long before the advent of the Salmon River Go Company, someone, probably Eliot's mother, had committed a desperate crime on the Indian reservation, fol- lowing which she had changed her name and disappeared, other Indians on the reservation assisting by swearing she was dead. In_looking up titles to placer claims Houston, ¥liot explained, had in some strange manner traced his mother from her claim in the guleh back to the old crime. It was the fear of having her brought to trial for this crime tnat made Eliot willing to gbey Houston “And did you bring back Hawkins' body?’ Pete asked, his voice chok- h_emotion. Eliot answered reluctantly, “Meester Houston, he ees want you queck—then come M'sicu Hawkins.” CHAPTER XV. Spurred on by the sudden favorable turn of the wheel of fortune, which now held out the promise of an early meeting with Hawkins and Tam, Pete bent every effort toward getting well under way before the comparatively travel under clear skies gave way to perilous journeyving through storm-ridden mountains. Following the recital of his sordid story, Eliot seemed submissive and willing enough to become a party to a temporary truce with his late enemy, but Pete took no unnecessary chances. Always during the day Eliot led the way, Pete carrying the packs of both of them in consideration of the great- er hardships of breaking the trail which fell upon the halfbreed. Each night Pete selected the camp site with great care, always locating in the vicin- ity of rocky, broken country, where a cave beneath or between bowlders could be used for sleeping quarters. fach night Eliot went in first, Pete assuming the role of & sleeping guard at the entrance. He had thrown away all but his own two guns and at night he took pains to keep these on the side nearest the entrance. For three days they tramped silent- 1y and hard, the *breed setting a kill- ing pace that would have worn out any but an experienced and hardened mountaineer; but Pete’s life at the mine, and his weary tramps through the mountains preceding the meeting f Eliot and his brother, stood him in good stead now as he swung along behind the leader, face set hard, and eyes grimly fastened on the distant peak that marked the tra end. Eliot had said the journey would carry them thirty miles at least, but when he had pointed out the peak, Pete felt that the distance had been . overestimated by at least one-half Now, at the end of the third day, he was ' beginning to feel that if the *breed had been at fault in his gue: it was because he had grossly under- estimated the distance. men as they made their third camp. Fliot seemed to devote his entire at- tention to long and anxious looks at little flecks of clouds that gathered Jike puffs of fluffy cotton about the setting sun. Pete saw his worried look and asked its meaning. “The sun-dvgs—they are come,” he answered solemnly. Sun-dogs?” Pete looked at the queer dots of clouds about the sun— “What is the meaning of that?” “When sun-dog—she come—they ees always much bad storm in mountain. It ees better we stay heer, tree— mebbe five day.” Pete made no comment, but as he ate his frugal supper of corn, dried fish_and snow water biscuits, he join- ed Ellot in many anxious glances at the evening sky. Darkness again found them nestling between huge bowlders, Pete, as al- ways, on the outside, sleeping with his right hand firmly gripped about the butt of his long-barreled gun. As_they emerged for breakfast on the following morning, Pete hastened to survey the sky for signs of the predicted storm. He noted with much relief that the sun was already creep- ing slowly over the distant crags, and that, save for a_slight wind that * came floating over the frozen surface of the snow, there was no materlal to stop at this dy hut let n change in the wWeather from the past | four days. Preakfast finished, Eliot filled his pipe and remained sitting on the can- of his pack. “Come on, it is already late,” Pete grunted, as he prepared his own pack for the day's march. tay heer—sun-dog -——she warn heem,” the 'breed replied slowly, but with evident finalit: “Sun-dogs. or no sun-dogs, were starting,” Pete growled in reply, and as he uttered the words, he gave his belt a viclous hitch, throwing the holster of his guns into a more prominent and ac- cessible position. Elot slowly drew up his shoulders into a long, exasperated shrug, such as only & half-breed could make: a shrug that said more plainly than words: “Go ahead if vyou are fool enough; but I'm staying: here.” Pete was in no humor for an argu- ment. The excessive hard pace._of the past few days, coupled with his intense anxiety to know if Eliot had told the truth concerning the fate of Hawkins, caused him to shout short and ugly words at the shrug- Bing 'breed. “You come now, Eliot, or by God you_stay here forever. With the «ords Pete ripped a gun from its “oolster and pointing it straight at Eliot’s head, continued: “Come—you move—get started—we Newspaper Service.) . had | but Pete urged and | v a word passed between the | Printed by arrangement with Metropolitan s travel I travel alone, quit traveling for good.” With a sullen and murderous look Eliot slowly got to his feet and rolled his pack. A few minutes later the two men were once more on the move. By noon, the sun was nearly hid- den behind a dark gray vell that seemed to form like another sky as far as the eve could see. The gentle breeze, as though encouraged by the retreat of the sun, now came in Strong and yet stronger gusts over the bare spots in the unbroken snow about them, stopping here and there to send little twists of swirling white before it. Pete had seen storms in the mountains before, but never had he been abroad in one of them. -On the night he left the Dead Horse mine there had been a storm; but only an orderly snowfall, compared with the storm’ that seemed to be gathering about him now. More than once or and you he felt pangs of regret at his harsh treatment of Eliot, as the conviction grew that, after all, the ‘breed must have known best. As they forged silently ahead, Pete observed the marked absence of broken rock and bowlders. They were passing through the last bit of broken country, it seemed. Out through scrub cedars ahead Pete could see a swide white expanse of snow that stretched away in a smooth and unbroken sheet like the waters of a placid lake. He glanced back and up at where the sun should be and gave a sigh of rellef at what seemed like a break in the clouds. Perhaps the storm would end in snowfall alone, and then pass on. He hesitated a moment and was Im- pressed with the mildness of the temperatu Even the wind had dfcd down. As they passed through the last of the cedars Elfot stopped short and pointed straight ahead of him. There, from behind a clump of trees, came a procession of lean gaunt wolves, looking neither to the right nor left, and apparanetly un- concerned at the presence of men, for they passed within twelve feet of where Pete and Eliot stoo of them, all hungry-looking they trailed past with ears fla ened against their heads and tongues hanging red and hot from half-open mouths that exposed gleaming white teeth Pete stood stock still as though be- wildered by the strange procession; then Eliot turned to him. “Eet ees the warning again. When the wolf she walk like that—had storm come to mountain eet ees bet- ter we queet.” Pete glanced hurriedly about scattered cedars. Nothing even proaching a camp site fit for securing a prisoner throughout a storm, could be seen. He looked out across the white expanse ahead and beyond to the jagged outlines of the rugged mountain that bordered the far side of the onen expa He looked long and carefully before he answered Eliot. That mountain side, not five hours away it seemed, could answer the question that had never left him for months. It would at_least tell him if he might again see Brud Haw- Kins and Tam alive. *“No,” he fairly shouted, “we go on —and on—it is only vour supersti- tions!" Then he added as though to apologize for his harshness, “See, the wind is down and the air seems warm. Keep going, Eliot. straight for that mountain!” As he finished his words, he pointed with his gun to the distant outlines ahead. No mercenary ever faced the enemy with greater reluctance than Eliot, who, leaving the scant protection of the cedars, plunged at Pete's fanati- cal command out into the snow field ahead. The fcy crust upon walked scarcely held as time after time they floundered helplessly up to their hips in_snow before they coyld gain the frozen surface. Here, tbo, in the wide open, Pete soon learned that the wind, fa from having died down, had only changed its course. Before, it had come in frregular gusts, only occa- sionally becoming strong enough to stir up the snow while now it came with steady full force, uninterrupted by trees or bowlders. Within half an hour after leaving the shelter, the mercury seemed to the which they their weight, 1drop like magic, and a new kind of cold, one that permeated his very lungs and fairly dried them up, came down with the wind. Pete followed the example of Eliot in front and pulled his fur cap well down over his face. He was used to the rigors of win- ter, but not to this. With the wind came snow. Not from the clouds above, It was too cold for that, only fine drifting snow, gathered in’ little hard crystals from the broad ex- panse about him, whirled with the wind. Little by little the air filled with it, and Pete found it necessary to keep closer and closer to the back of the 'breed, lest he lose him in the dense flurry. Eliot did his work well and with head bent over, face almost to the snow at his feet, he kept dog- gedly at {t. Pete knew by the con- tinued stinging of wind on his right cheek that their direction was true, although it was impossible, even be- tween blasts of wind, to see more than a dozen feet ahead. Gritting his teeth with determina- tion, Pete followed doggedly behind the ‘breed, straining under the double task of keeping directly behind him and balancing himself from being swept over from the force of the wind against his double burden of packs. or hours, it seemed, they fought thus until at length a sickening feol- ing in his heart and lungs warned Pete of the terrible strain he was under. Phlegm, hot and stringy, came from his throat and seemed to choke him as desperately he tried to keep up with Ellot. But the mad struggle weakened the 'breed quickly and even &s Pete struggled to keep up, he saw Ellot, like a fantastic white curve, waver in his tracks and fall to the snow. A moment there, and he once more struggled to his feet, and stag- gered on. % Their faces no longer registered the direction of the wind, and only the law of nature that causes man in his extremity to follow the courre of least resistance, guided them now. Fven in his thumping brain Pete knew that this meant wandering far from their true course, for wind at their backs would send them straight along the frozen plain, and not across it. Yet resistance was useless; even his iron determination could not force his body against such terrible odds. Bliot was fast weakening, and time after time he literally swooned agiinst the body of Pete, who came directly back of him. Slowly Pete realized that further progress with the two packs on hig back would be impossible. The thought of releasing: them seemed strangely pleasant and he loosed them to the mercy of the ravaging wind and snow. The relief thus afforded strengthened him to a renewed effort, and for fully an hour he kept on, huddled close to Eliot. At the end of an hour, however, his heart, already swollen with much violent pounding. until it spemed to be the only burden his wéary legs supported, ‘sank in hopelessness as Eliot stumbled heavily forward and lay quietly in the snow. Pete leaned over him, and as he did so’ his feet bumped into the obstruction that tripped the breed. With a faint curi- osity, more an excuse for letting up for a moment, perhaps, he bent over, as thoukh to see what it was that lay there, hidden in the blinding wind and snow. As he did so he caught a glimpse of brown canvas, just a corner, freed of snow for an Instant. That instant was enough, for Pete recognized the packs he had released more than an hour before! Then, with the sickening realization that they had indeed been traveling in a circle, he, too, for a moment lost courage and sank down beside the prostrate form of Eliot. But only for a mo- ment. The physical man was nearly spent and now the inner being—the intangible somethin, that brings dreams of danger en to sleeping children—spoke to him. (Continued in Tomorrow's Stat. ap- | Dudley Will Preach at Temple Heights REV, Rev. Dr. George F. Dudley, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, is to speak at the services tomor- row at 4 p.m. at Temple Heights. Special music is to be rendered by the choir of St. Paul's Luther- an Church, with Miss Larner, so- prano; Mrs. B. H. Smart, contralto; Mr. Tuller, tenor, and’J. Walter Humphrey, basso. DR. GEORGE F. DUDLEY. Foundry Epworth League will in- augurate the opening of its fall and winter activities with an especially arranged program tomorrow evening at 6:30 o’'clock. The league orchestra will render an informal concert for fifteen minutes preceding the regular program. New songs will be intro- duced, interspersed with special num- bers. These specialties will include solos by Miss Mary Thompson and C. P. Frailey, duet by Misses Maida and Edwing Foster, violin solo by Stanley E. Williams, reading by Miss Hester Beall and a selected number by the Ernst Orchestra. PREDICTS RESURRECTION. A Jecture is to be given at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning in. the Metropolitan Theater by C. E. Stew- art of New York city, on “Will the Dead Come Back?" The lecture is being conducted under the auspices of the local branch of the Internatlonal Bible Students’ Assoclation, whici extends an invita- tion to the public. BIBLE CLASS RESUMES. The Gates Bible class of the First Congregational Church will resume its sessions tomorrow at 10 a.m. in the west parlor of the church build- ing. Reports will be given of the proceedings of the conference on or- {ganized Bible class work, held at Leesburg, by Dr. Wolcott and Mrs. M. Louise Anderson. Beginning September 30 the class jwill study the life of Christ as re- corded in the Gospel of John. Dr. Wolcott will speak. All men and women are invited. NOVEL MEETING "PLANNED. The Box Bible class for men at Emory M. E. Church South, 6104 Geor gia_avenue, organized less than one vear ago and having for its teacher Representative John C. Box of Texas, will hold a novel meeting tomorrow. Al men of the community not con- nected with another men's Bible class are invited to meet with this class at its regular session at 9:45 a.m. in the main auditorium of the church. The class terms this its “Visitors' day,” and several hundred visitors have sig- nified their intention of being present. The present membership of this class is about seventy-five. All men from Saul's Addition, Petworth, Brightwood and Takoma Park dis- tricts not in the habit of attending a men’s Bible class are Invited to this meeting. BETHANY HOME IS TOPIC. “In the Bethany Home"” and “A Tax Collector's Feast” will be the morning and evening_subjects to- morrow of the Rev. Robert Henry Coker at H Street Christian Church. ‘W. F. Summy, cholr director, will sing at both services. At a congregational meeting last ‘Wednesday evening the church mem- ! bership roll was revised. The devo- | tional was led by the Rev. R. H. Coker. e SPEAKS TO GIRLS. ‘The Rev. Edmund H. Stevens, rec- tor of the Church of Our Savior, Brookland, will conduct the open-air service at Holiday house, the vaca- tion home of the Girls' Friendly So- ciety near Mount Vernon, Va. to- morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. BOOK THEME OF SERMON. At Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church tomorrow evening the Rev. Dr. Randolph will preach on “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. In the morning his subject will be “Living Above the Average.” The Epworth League will hold its opening service at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Ran- dolph will speak Thursday evening on “The Psalms in Human Life.” CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS. At Grace Baptist Church, at 9:30 am. tomorrow, H. Dameron is to meet the men. At the church service at 11 o'clock an offering is to be taken for the Japanese missionaries. PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Pays 6 Per Cent on shares maturing in 45 or 83 months, It Pays 4 Per Cent on shares withdrawn be- fore maturity. Assets More Than $8,500,000 Surplus More Than $850,000 11th and E Sts. N.W)| Sunday School Lesson BY REV, HUGH T. STEVENSON. Timothy, a Good Minister of ChristJesus—Acts, xiv:1-3; Phil- iplans, i1:19-22; II Timothy, 1:1. 11:14-16. Golden text—Be Thou an Ex- ample to Them That Belleve, in Word, in Manner of Life, in Love,” in Faith, In Purity— I Timothy, iv:l2. Timothy was one of the cholcest characters of the companions of Paul. His personality and fitness for the work of the ministry attracted the attention of the apostles upon thelr first missionary journey, when they visited Lystra. The location of this anclent community was identified in 1885 by the discovery of a marble pedestal dedicated to Augustus near Katyn-seral, in a fertile plain among the mountains of Lycaonla. It was a military colony which Augustus had established as one of a chain of fortified communities to repress the brigands of Bisidla and Isauria. The garrison town had no Jewish popu- lation, and was without a synagogue. The population was largely com- posed of the Roman garrison and the aboriginal Lycaonians, who pre- served their native language and worship, though they spoke also the common’ Greek and could understand the preaching of the apostles, who Laddressed the people in the public ulire. *Yers was one religious family in the community whose home in all probability was opened to the apos- tles during their stay in Lystra. We know the names of three members of the home. Timothy, who was the son of a pagan father, was probably about sixteen years of age when the two travel-stained men, fleeing from the persecutions in Iconium, arrived in Lystra and sought shelter in the lad's home. His gentile father prob- ably haq been dead some time. It is quite evident that his mother, Eunice, and his grandmother, Lois, had Watched over him with' the greatest of care. Although she had married against the teachings of her religion, Bunice, with the assistance of her plous mother, had trained the young Timothy carefully in the teachings of the Seriptures. It would appear from the record that this whole household was won for Christ as & result of the apostles’ ministry in Lystra before the persecution broke out against them because they re- fused to accept the demonstration of the masses which resulted from a miracle performed by Paul It led the people to_believe that they were the gods, Jupiter and Mercury. Doubtless they , were the disciples who ministered unto him that night, assuaging Paul's wounds and caring for them both until they were able to leave Lystra for Derbe. Timothy training for the mlnt‘slrvy started in the home, where God's word was studied and the spiritual lite cultivated by prayer and obedi- ence to tha teachings of the Scrip- tures. Timothy's debt to his plous mother and consecrated grandmother for his physical, mental and moral inheritance was increased by their thorough training of the lad in the Scriptures. We are apt to underesti- mate the amount of religlous knowl- edge that can be imparted to the children in our homes by precept and practice. No better preparation for the work of the ministry could pos- sibly been given to Timothy than the instruction imparted to him by his mother and _grandmother. Moody once said that he wwed all that he w to his mother. It is true with all. Many of us are what we are in the world because our mothers dedicateq us to the service of the Lord before we were born. The molding and shaping of our careers. character and capabllities under od is largely due to the personalities of our mothers and grandmothers. Luke, having found the Lotd, be- came an active worker in the com- munity in which he dwelt and in the neighboring city of Iconium. ‘the brethren in both the churches spoke well of the young man, whose per- onality had made such a favorable mpression upon Paul during the first missionary journey. The apostle ob- served that God had given him the physical, mental and moral founda- tions needed by a good minister of Jesus Christ. He called him to be- come his assistant. Timothy heard the voice of God speaking to him through the apostle, for he responded to the call and entered upon a m isterial apprenticeship under the d rection of Paul. One of the first things that t apostle advised was that Timot should be circumcised. Men ha been surprised that the great adv cate of the abrogation of the law 1 the gospel should have insisted upo Timothy’s compliance with the re quirements of the Mosaic statute He ought to have been circumcised a a child. Possibly his father may hav. objected, or his mother did not d sire to insist upon the ceremonial as at the time when there was appar- ently no opportunity open for the young lad to enter into the privileges of membership in Israel. It was to secure the fellowship of the syna- gogues so_that he could preach the gospel unhindered that Paul urged Timothy to become identified with the race and faith of his mother. It may have been that Paul desired also to counteract the Greclan stream of heredity that was inevitably striving to master the Jewish stream within Timothy, calling for the surrender of the will ‘or the speculation of the in- tellect. There was a tle of love and affec- tion between the young minister, who probably had been ordained and cir- cumcised in the community where he was well known before he entered upon his life work and the apostle, who had discovered his fitness for the min- istty and undertook to train him through a ministerial apprenticeship. The friendship between these two men resulted in great advantages to them both. It would be difficult to estimate what both galied from the affection and devotion of the other. Timothy became the “beloved son” of the aged apostle. He enjoyed more than any other member of the quartet who carried the gospel and civiliza- tion into Europe the confidence of Paul. The influence of the friend- ship and companionship upon the young man Timothy resulted in drawing out his latent powers. His mind was disciplined by contact with the brilllant and learned Paul. His natural powers were set on fire for Christ as a result of his studies and service under Paul during their cam- paigns for the Lord Jesus. Timothy supplied Paul's craving for sympathy. - Whenever he was absent from the apostle the young minister was followed by prayer and the de- sire for his return. He helped Luke with the church work in Phiilipl. Timothy carried the first ald from the Phillippl brethren to Paul in Thes- salonica. Probably he may have sug- gested the gifts, as they were the first ever received by the apostle trom any of his disciples. He remained at Berea with Silas until Paul sent for him to come to Athens. His tact and ability resulted in his being sent on special missions for Paul to,_the churches in Thessalonica, Phillipi, Mac- edonia, Berea and in other places. He was successful in correcting the er- rors of the Thessalonians concerning Paul's teaching In reference to the second coming. He appears to have failed in his mission to Corinth, where he tried to iron out the difeulties ex- isting in the Corinthian church. He was always loyal to Paul. He stood by the apostle and probably was im- prisoned with him at the time of the first imprisonment, Paul left him in charge of the work in Ephesus, while ho pressed on to Macedonia. 'From there the aged apos- tle revealed his love and anxlety for Timothy’s success in the epistle that he sent him that has been the “classical basis of all pastora! ‘charges’ from then until now.” Paul knew him as a true shepherd of souls. He knew the passion for souls that Timothy kept SthTing up by using his God-given powers as an evangelist in his enthu- slastic efforts to win men. He was a man of faith and heart power, sympa- thizing with those in trfal and rejoic- ing in the victories that came to the servants of Christ. In the first letter Paul showed that he feared that Tim- othy might fall in his steadfastness be- cause of the environment and its ap- peal to the Greclan strain in his blood Paul’s last epistle shows that Tim- othy had made good. The qulet and timid soul remained\ln Ephesus for at least eleven years, when Paul appealed for his presence, cloke, manuscripts and | books when he’ was in the Mamertine prison faging death, Timothy did mnot flinch, e responded to the call of Paul, whose teachings had molded his charatter, enlarged his faith, enriched his culture and filled him with love for the Scriptures and a desire to “rightly divide the word of truth” to all classes in his congregation. He tried to im- part light to the philosopher who studied the mysteries of Hfe. He point- ed out the way °f salvation to the sin- ner who sought the way of life, He tried to guide the moralist into the path of duty. He brought comfort to those in trial, tribulation and tempta- tion. 'He revealed the power of the gospel by his daily life of consecrated and courageous effort, which proved that he had been with Jesus and learned of Him. His ministry is a guide to all who would follow him as a good min- ister of Jesus Christ. God still needs men who will love Him and proclaim the word of truth by their purity of speech and life. There never was a greater privilege of service opened to any man than the one the Lord opens when He calls men into His ministry. No man, who is a Christian, should en- ter upon his life work until he has faced the question of “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" There can be no failures when we are carrying out His will and by doing His work in His way. (Copyright, 1923.) e MEETING AT CHERRYDALE. An open air meeting is to be held at the Cherrydale Baptist Church, Cherrydale, Va., at 3 p.m. tomorrow. Addresses are to be made by Dr. Chan, head of the Chinese Sunday school and K. E. Gooseman. general superintend- ent of the Gospel Mission. Mrs. K. Gooseman is to sing. @[ere.'r AHEART Let Us Store Your Automobile Each Car Has Its Own Stall strajght stornge per month..3$15.00 Storage with service—dust- ing, washing, polishing, as meeded. .............. Storage with service and de- livery — keeping car in Kood condition and deliv- ering to any part of city day or might......$27.50 to 30.00 ONTARIO GARAGE i l l M. 0. SHRIVER ELECTED HEAD OF CATHOLIC MEN Three Washingtonians Among Officers of Archdiocesan Cotinell. Mark O. Shriver, jr, of Baltimore was elected president of the Balti- more Archdiocesan Council of th National Council of Catholic Men at the annual meeting this week at the national headquarters, 1312 Massa- chusetts avenue. Other officers elected were: First vice president, Andrew I. Hickey, Washington; second vice president, Thomas J. Connors, Baltimore; third vice president, Willlam C. Wal Cumberland; secretary, H. C. Mitche ‘Washington, and treasurer, C. Louis Eckloff, Washington. Delegates to the third annual con- vention of the organization, which will be held fn Cincinnati, Ohio, October 16 and 17, were selected as follows: ~Andrew ' I Hickey and Thomas J. Donovan of Washington and Mark O. Shriver, jr., of Baltimore. BID FOR NEXT MEETING. The National Association of Local Preachers which its anniversary session next Wednesday at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Lakewood, N. 15 to be invited to hold its sessions in 1924 at the McKendree M. E. Church here. Samuel M. Croft, a local preacher of McKendree Church, has been se- lected as charman of the entertain- ment committee for 1924. BIBLE CLASS NEWS OUT. The Organized Bible Class News appears today as the official publica- tion of the Men's Organized Bible Class Assoclation of the District of Columbia. This first edition contains a_report of the Leesburg conference of men’s Bible class work, which was held at that place June 29 to July 1, also a report of the women's Bible class conference, which was held at the same time and a 1ist of the com- mittees with their various members. This conference report presents a program of co-operative work for the coming fall and winter. The first event scheduled is a meeting of all men’s Bible classes on October 7, at 9:15 o'clock, at Temple Heights, at which time the lesson will be taught by & prominent speaker and a_ co- operative city-wide membership drive will be inaugurated. All the Masonic lodges are being invited to attend, and an invitation has -been: extended to the Worshipful Grand Master to speak. SERVICES ANNOUNCED. The church for the deaf of the Calvary Baptist Church will meet to- morrow evening at 8 o'clock in the Sunday schoolhouse. Rev. A. D. Bry- ant {s’ pastor. The Calvary Baptist Red Cross or- ganization will hold a meeting at the District Chapter house, 16 Jack- son place, Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. SELECTS SERMON TOPICS. “The Changed Cross subfect of Rev. Dr. Earle Wilfley's sermon tomorrow morning at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. At the evening service he will speak on “The Two Builders. Special music will be given at both services by the mixed and male quartets and the chorus choir, under the direction of W. E. Braithwaite. The evening sermon and musical pro- gram_will be broadcasted from sta- tion WJH of the Willlam P. Boyer Company. REV. P. A. CAVE RETURNS. Rev. P. A. Cave, general secretary of Disciple churches for Maryland, Delaware and District of Columbia, has returned from evangelistic mcet- ings at Fruitland and other Maryland towns. will_be the 17th St. at Kalorama Road ‘We can help the small JOHN JOOLE. President HE safety of this Bank is traceable to the conservative judgment of its management. The Bank's growth is trageable to their progressiveness and their sympathy with 1he needs of every growing business. eone and the big business to become bigger, Federal-American National Bank 1315 F Street business to become a-big | — WILL PREACH TOMORROW. BIBLE CONFERENCES Rev. R, H. Crossfield, College Pres- ident, to Fill Local Pulpit. President R. H. Crossfield of Wil- llam Woods College, £fissouri, one of the best known ministers and edu- cators among the Disciples of Christ, will preach tomorrow, at 11 a.m_and 8 at the Columbla Helghts Christian Church. Dr. Crossfield was for several years president of Tran- sylvania College, Lexington, Ky. SERVICE AT CHAPEL. An organization service is to be held at Berean Chapel tomorrow at 3 p.m. Rev. J. H. Strong of Hyattsville is to glve the invocation, and the Serip- re lesson will be by Dr. J. M. Long of Hyattaville. Rev. Dr. J. E, Briggs, pastor of Fifth Baptist Church, is to make an address, and the sermon is to be preached by Rev. Dr. Henry Allen Tupper, pastor of First Baptist Church. At 8 p.m, Rev. Dr. H. W. O. Milling- ton, executive secretary of the Colum- bla Baptist Assoclation, is to preach. Lot g NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL. As a result of the increase of Bap- tists in the vicinity of Langdon and ‘Woodridge the Columbia Baptist As- soclation decided to organize a new Sunday,_school which will be in charge of the Brookland Baptist Church. A meeting was held Jast Sunday at the Masonic Temple, Rhode Island and Mills avenues northeast, when the class was organized under the leader- ship of Dr. Dietz. The school is to meet in the temple Sundays at 3 p.m. Officers elected were: H. H. Stree! superintendent; E. L. Rudd, assistant superintendent; C. E. Watts, secre- tary; Mrs. Gardner, treasurer, and Miss' A. F. Hohmann, pianist. COMMUNION SERVICE. At Trinity Diocesan Church Rev. David Ransom Covell will preach to- morrow at 11 am., on “Health and Religion,” and at 8 p.m. on “The Vir- tue of Enthusiasm.” Rev. George W. Dow will officiate at the plain_cele- bration of Holy communion, at 8 p.m. At 8 a.m. there is to be a corporate communion of the men of the con- gregation. The Trinity vestry of fif- teen members have pledged their at- tendance In_ addition to the other men who will coma for this service. The time between the end of the cor- porate communion and the morning service will be taken up with break- fast and social relationships. ‘At the meeting of the vestry last Wednesdey night, it was decided to have a mass meeting of the mem- bers of Trinity as an opening for the work of the fall and winter. The new bishop of the diocese will be present. The regular winter session of the Sunday school begins tomor- row at 9:45 am. The plan of the classes and lessons was decided at a special meeting of the officers and teachers on Friday night. Thursday night there was a meeting of the women's auxiliary which mep- ped out special plans for the work and soclal activities for 'the session. LEADS REVIVAL MEETING. . Johnson is conduct- B % services at the Mount Church, 3d and I ¢ of which Rev, Wil- " Jernagin is pastor. r e e have been in attendance each night since preaching began. Hhree services will be held tomor- row, 11 am., 3:30 and 8 pm. Dr. Johnson will continue the services through next week, closing Septem- ber 30. FEAR IS SERMON TOPIC. At Calvary Methodist Church to- morrow _morning the Rev. Dr. James hera Montgomery is to preach on The Tragedy of Fear.” In the eve- ning at 8 o'clock he will give a sermon-lecture on “Our Republic and These Times. Rev. ing revival Carmel Baptist streets northwes IN MANY CHURCHES Preparation for Opeinng of Fall Study and Sunday School Work Under Way. Prepnntory to the opening of the fall Bible study and Sunday schoot Work, a_number of the churches in varions sections of the city are hold- ing Bible conferences in co-operation with the American Home Bible Insti- tute. Each conference will have for its main features an address, a “sym- posium” by picked students of the institute and a question box on Bible study and teacher training methods, conducted by E. W. Collamore, An ovening s allowed for caon confer- The following _schedule - Dounced: September 26 Holy Ceme forter, Church, Brightwood, Mre. 1. Elaine Rising,’ speaker. 3 ptember 28— Metropolit Church, Homer Couneilor. speaneni' ™" pOgiober, - Rhode Tland ‘Avenus M. 3 ., . el o B et nry E. Brundage, ober 3—Potomac Helghts C munity Bible So v Tin KR ble Soool, Rev. J. Alvin Ctober 4—Petworth Bay Rev. Edward Hayes, apeanen P oM M2ctober 7—Churoh' of the Brethren frs I Elaine Rising, speaker. 5 {nihe neighboring churches have besn nvited to participate in the confer. ¢nces and In mearly every instasis Y Wil be community gatheringe h the Methodist Eplscopal. Presbyterfan meeting. In conn Institute chain at ection with il conduot Epiphany p, Monday from 8 am. the west transept, the SVangelistic rally will be held 5 u;?ak::ntp.:::xg li—?lnn Mission, the fheake ev. H. Dennington Regular cla; open October 1ts program the a day of prayer E. Church next to 10 p.m., using Thursday evening 85es of the institute will —————— WILL PREACH TWICE, Rev. C. R. Staufter, . 8 , min{ Ninth Street Christian ";:::.\errcr?l i and in the evening. Band.” Al Gideons he evening service. r, directed by Prof. will resume activity The chorus choj; Joseph Hsrrhso:l)‘ tomorrow. —_— DR. MUIR TO PREACH, Muir, pastor of - urch, wil] Drcac;'lrelnfl'- ing as his morning sub- Ject |The Mind Needed.” In the even- & his toplc will be “A Misfi Th ordinance of ‘baptism will be adn-nnE istered in c i ste in connection with this serv. T DETROIT PASTOR VISITOR. The Rev. Dr. tor of the F . hav! Ject “The Mi; ir“-!cr-'!ap); A. 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